What does the regional press say about coach Troussier leaving the Vietnamese team?

Sheet Khaosod of Thailand wrote: "The Vietnamese team had a poor performance, coach Troussier was fired after losing to Indonesia at home. After losing 0-3 to the team from the land of thousands of islands, the Vietnamese team almost no longer had the ability to continue in the World Cup qualifiers.

The Vietnamese team currently has only 3 points, ranked 3rd in Group F of the second qualifying round of the 2 World Cup in Asia. After the match with Indonesia, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced farewell to coach Troussier.

Also according to the Thai newspaper, Coach Troussier was once highly anticipated in Vietnam. The French coach has many years of experience leading young teams of Vietnamese football, before stepping up to the national team.

Mr. Troussier is said to not only have experience with international football and Asian football, but also experience with Vietnamese football. But in the end, the French coach still failed.

Khaosod analysis: "A few years ago, Coach Troussier led the U.19 Vietnam team, then the U.23 Vietnam team. By 2023, he will officially take charge of the Vietnam national team.

However, because of his record of losing 10 of the last 11 matches while leading the Vietnamese team, Mr. Troussier's contract was eventually liquidated. Mr. Troussier also spent a long time being opposed by Vietnamese football fans."

Meanwhile, the sheet The Stars of Malaysia commented: "The Vietnamese team fired coach Troussier after the coach received angry reactions from fans. Coach Troussier's reign ended after only about 1 year of his tenure. The reason why this dynasty ended early was because of consecutive defeats against rivals in the same region (Indonesia).

The Vietnamese team's hopes of continuing were soon dashed after a 0-3 defeat at home to Indonesia on March 26.3. This loss took place just 5 days after the Vietnamese team lost 0-1, also to the team from ten thousand islands, on the opponent's field.

Also sheets The Star not forgetting to emphasize the detail that the Vietnamese team had their first loss against Indonesia in 20 years at home.

The Star wrote: "This is the first time in 20 years that the Vietnamese team lost at home to Indonesia. VFF then issued a statement that they agreed to terminate the contract with coach Troussier. Mr. Troussier is experienced, having led dozens of teams around the world. He signed a long-term contract with the Vietnamese team in February last year, with the goal of bringing the Vietnamese team to the World Cup."

Separate sheet Suara of Indonesia said: "It was not because of the loss to Indonesia, but the poor performance during the time of succeeding Coach Park Hang-seo that was the reason why Coach Troussier was fired.

Although the Vietnamese team started the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign in Asia with a 2-0 victory over the Philippines, the team then lost 3 matches in a row. Of the 3 losses of the Vietnamese team, 2 were lost to Indonesia. VFF must pay some money to Coach Troussier after firing him.